Inspirational Bites for Daily Living
Short stories, thoughts, wisdom, quotes and inspiration for day to day life.
by simon and · updated 1d ago
Inspirational Bites for Daily Living
- “It's so simple, yet makes such a difference. Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel important.'”
from Brain Food: Maximum Flexibility
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Welcome | LOVINGKINDNESS for Self - 10-Day Guided Meditation Practices with Sharon Salzberg
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The Benefits of Not Being a Jerk to Yourself | Dan Harris | TED
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- Entrepreneur Phil Levin on the importance of neighborhoods:
"You are going to spend 1000x more time in your surrounding 5 blocks than you will in any other neighborhood in your city. Thinking about all the things that New York City has—or the next city has—is a lot less important than thinking about the things within the five blocks where you live.
M... See moresimon added 7d ago
A proper apology
consists of conveying the 3 Rs:regret (genuine empathy with the other)
responsibility (not blaming someone else)
and remedy (your willingness to fix it).from Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly
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Check your own emotions.
Especially if the person is angry and attacking you. It’s time for you to be the non-angry one. Take a good look at this person’s face. It’s a face of someone who is hurt. Maybe saying things unrelated to the hurt.
Replace all of the shocking, mean, hateful, incorrect, ignorant, offensive, cruel things coming out of this pe
... See morefrom How to Be a Good Listener by Molly Brodak
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You can learn something from anyone, no matter who they are or what their station in life is.
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- One of my (many) contrarian beliefs is that we do not have strong enough preferences. We often blame social media or the speed of information as the reason why we’re easily distracted, but the real reason behind our inability to focus has less to do with the sheer quantity of media and more to do with our laziness when it comes to distinguishing wh... See more
Robin Good added 10d ago
“Love is more important than opinion.
If people love each other, the most varied opinions can be reconciled.
That’s why one of the most important tasks for humanity today and in the future is that we must learn to live together and understand each other. “Rudolf Steiner
simon added 10d ago